Dr Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar

Professor and Head of the Department

Department of Anatomy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Professor and Head of the Department

    Member of Board of Studies

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Anatomy First year MBBS
Anatomy MSc Anatomy (3 Years)
Anatomy MD

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MD (Doctor of Medicine) Anatomy Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 2004
MBBS ( Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Lady Hardinge Medical College 1998

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Anatomy, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Professor and Head 01/01/2021 - till date
Department of Anatomy, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Additional Professor 19/10/2021 - 31/12//2021
Department of Anatomy, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Associate Professor 24/07/2009 - 18/10/2021
Department of Anatomy, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Assistant Professor 31/12/2004 to 23/07/2009
Department of Anatomy, KMC Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Tutor Jan2002 to Dec 2004

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Gross anatomy, osteology, embryology, neuroanatomy and histology

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Member of Board of Studies

The paracondylar skull base: Anatomical variants and their clinical implications.

Murlimanju, B. V. Chettiar, G. K. Krishnamurthy, A. Pai, M. M. Saralaya, V. V. Prabhu, L. V. Vadgaonkar, R.

Turkish Neurosurgery, 25(6), 844-849.

Morphometric study of the medial orbital wall emphasizing the ethmoidal foramina

Vadgaonkar R Rai R Prabhu LV Rai AR Tonse M Vani PC

Surg Radiol Anat. 2015 Sep;37(7):809-13

Morphological study of styloid process of the temporal bone and its clinical implications

Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar B. V. Murlimanju Latha V. Prabhu Rajalakshmi Rai Mangala M. Pai Mamatha Tonse P. J. Jiji

Anat Cell Biol. 2015 Sep; 48(3): 195–200

A Cephalometric Analysis on Magnitudes and Shape of Sella Turcica

Ashwin R. Rai Rohan Rai Vani PC Rajalakshmi Rai Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar Mamatha Tonse

July 2016Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 27(5):1

Morphometric study of the semitendinosus muscle and its neurovascular pedicles in south indian cadevars

Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar Manoor Dass Prameela Bukkambudhi Virupakshamurthy Murlimanju Chettiar Ganesh Kumar Amit Massand Vandana Blossom Latha Venkatraya Prabhu

March 2018Anatomy & cell biology 51(1):1